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Ramoth-Gilead (Hebrew: רָמֹת גִּלְעָד, meaning "Heights of Gilead"), was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan river in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:38) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay-Rheims Bible. It was located in the tribal territorial allotment of the tribe of Gad.
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Biblical events
Here, during the battle of Ramoth Gilead between Israel and the Arameans, Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, joined Ahab, King of Israel, in the battle, but Ahab was wounded by an arrow. He was propped up in his chariot facing the enemy, but by evening Ahab had bled to death and the Arameans won the battle (1 Kings 22:1-36).
Later, an incident occurred when Ahaziah and Joram fought against Hazael, king of Aram-Damascus, and Joram was wounded (2 Kings 8:28).
In this city, Jehu, Joram's commander, was anointed king by one of the sons of the prophets (2 Kings 9:1,4).
The British Bible scholar, Hugh J. Schonfield theorized that the location of Armageddon, mentioned only in the New Testament, at Revelation 16:16, is a Greek garbling of a supposed late Aramaic name for Ramoth-Gilead; that this location, having anciently belonged to the Hebrew tribe of Gad, was, in New Testament times, part of the Greek region known as the Decapolis, it was (Schonfield theorized) known as Rama-Gad-Yavan (Yavan meaning Greek), which when translated into Greek became Armageddon (much as Ramathaim was translated to Aramathea).
Location
It has with probability been identified with Reimun, on the northern slope of the Jabbok, about 5 miles west of Jerash or Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis.
Other possible locations include:
- Gerosh, about 25 miles north-east of Salt
- Ramath-Mizpeh.
- Tell er-Rumeith, about 36 miles north-north-east of Salt, Jordan
